Bass Pro Shops: Selling Sporting Gear to a Spamtrap

Bass Pro, a large U.S.-based fishing and sporting goods store, is sending bulk email to an email address that was closed in the mid-2000s. Either Bass Pro is mailing an email list that has not been contacted in several years, Bass Pro is accepting unconfirmed web form subscriptions, or Bass Pro purchased a list. The ESP is Cheetahmail, a division of Experian.

Sending IP: 66.165.105.236

Spam Sample:

Actual Headers:

Received: from mta133.basspronews.com (mta133.basspronews.com [66.165.105.236])
        by <xxx> (Postfix) with ESMTP id <xxx>
        for <xxx>; Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:xx:xx -0600 (CST)
DKIM-Signature: <xxx>
DomainKey-Signature: <xxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:xx:xx -0000
Message-ID: <<xxx>@mta133.basspronews.com>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:rm-<xxx>8@basspronews.com>
From: "Bass Pro Shops" <basspro@basspronews.com>
To: <xxx>
Subject: 5 Hours Only - Huge Savings In Store Tomorrow
MIME-Version: 1.0
Reply-To: "Bass Pro Shops" <support-<xxx>@basspronews.com>
Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=<xxx>"

Readable Email:

From: Bass Pro Shops <basspro@basspronews.com>
To: <spamtrap>
Subject: 5 Hours Only – Huge Savings In Store Tomorrow
Reply-To: Bass Pro Shops <support-<xxx>@basspronews.com>

5 Hour Sale starts Friday at 6am at your local Bass Pro Shops:

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5 Hour Sale prices are valid at your local Bass Pro and may not be valid online or by phone.
Prices not valid in Branson, MO; Miami, FL; Islamorada, FL; Rocky View, AB; and Toronto, ON.
Prices shown are in U.S. funds and are subject to change.
Descriptive, typographical or photographical errors are subject to correction.

Bass Pro Shops
2500 E. Kearney
Springfield, MO 65898

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